Editing Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania (section)

===19th century===
Marcus Hook served as a defensive post along the Delaware River during the [[War of 1812]], with over 5,000 United States troops placed there.<ref name="marcushookps.org"/>

The borough was officially incorporated on March 7, 1892. The convergence of rail, roads, a deep water port, and the nation's growing thirst for petroleum gave rise to the refineries that became the borough's dominant industry.<ref name=Narratives>{{cite book |editor1-first=Albert Cook |editor1-last=Myers |title=Narratives of Early Pennsylvania, West New Jersey and Delaware. 1630-1707 |url=https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6006509 |access-date=September 25, 2010 |year=1912 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |oclc=650030300 }}</ref><ref name="Borough of Marcus Hook">{{cite web |url=http://www.marcushookboro.com/borough_of_marcus_hook.htm |title=THE BOROUGH OF MARCUS HOOK |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2010 |archive-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322223750/http://www.marcushookboro.com/borough_of_marcus_hook.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>